Monday 30 July 2018

Viaduct fishery 29/7/2018 Cary Lake


 
Viaduct fishery
A short trip today for me which makes a change from the normal hour plus journey to Bridgwater … Turning up in the car park it was nice to see Dave and he said he might fish a bit more from September which is great … We had no Shane today so Tony asked me to sort the money side of things but we  needed the booking in sheet that the guru tart had!! but as he didn't turn up we had to wait to see who we had today !!!


I have seen the guru tarts Facebook  page and it turn out that he went to a fishing trade show to ask all the top fishing manufacturers if they could make so more top end tackle cos he is bored of his new £3000 pole and his 2 new rive seat boxes  … I joke you not … As a club we are just wanted the guru tart to turn up with the list …
Anyway it turns out that we only had 15 …. which is poor but we  had few guys fishing other matches and on there holidays  etc … oh and the guru tart was busy buying new gear !!!
So it was decided to pay only the top 2 in carp and top 2 in the silvers … The golden peg today was peg 105 and with Ross on it  might go ….. just ask the river Brue boys, as Ross turned up for one match and won it with under 3 lbs and walked ….well ran....um  no chased with pick forks with £500 in his back arse pocket … god it still puts a smile on my face every time I think about it.
So with all the money sorted we started the draw and I wanted peg 109 or 90 for carp and 77 of 78 for silvers and into the tin of dreams and I find peg 98 looking at me so I wasn't sure what to go so set up to many rigs which is not a great start and I think this comes down to the lack of confidence on this lake … it is full of zoo creatures and I find it hard to fish for lumps but need must !!!!
what I should have done was to fish a tip rod and a paste rig but I set up a slapping rig and a deck rig a silvers rig and  margin rig and a wag rod and a feeder …… muppet !!
Tony shouted the all in at 10 o'clock "The guru tarts job but he was to busy buying new gear" and I started on the slapping rig and had 2 carp in the first 15 minutes for 28 lbs  then the wind got stronger and they just went ??  I could see mike catching silvers on peg 77   but not much else...D.T  was doing  magic tricks on peg 96, As he could hook a carp on his silvers rig every put in and then it would part company every time ..  but I shouldn't take the piss as I started doing the same ..it was just a case of picking up a few carp here and there ..and I ended the match with 8 small carp for 89lbs and lost 17 lumps so a bad day for me and in hindsight I should have gone for silvers as it would have been cheaper tackle wise
So after 6 hours of putting on new hooks lengths  it was over and … boy the carp on this venue all have v8 engines in them and fight like mad which is a credit to the fishery team …
Matt did the scales and board so a big thankyou from me so I got all my gear back to my car nice and early and waited to see who did what ..
Well peg 74 had Brian (HMRC baits) and he had 43-3,Mike on peg 77 had 34-7 of silvers and 43-3 of carp for 77-10, Kev was next on peg 78 and had 44-11 , tony fry (silver fox) on peg 80 had 129-1 to take the lead ,Paul (Paxo baits) on peg 81 went for silvers and had 14-12, Tony on peg 85 had 132-15 to knock tony fry (silver fox) of top spot …. roger (Hovis baits) on peg 87 had 78-3, Dave on peg 90 had 15-10 of silvers , next up was lord C on peg 94 who also went for silvers and put on 19-9, D.T on peg 96 had 13-8 ,I had 89-3 on peg 98, rob on peg 100 had 27-1 of silvers which was funny as he was next door to that man George (best silvers angler in the club) who had 20-5 of white bait … Ross on golden peg 105 had a DNW ( I think he is waiting until it's got a bit more cash in it) and then that man Eric on peg 109 who had 159-11 to take the win again …
1st overall Eric peg 109 159-11
2nd overall Tony peg 85 132-15
3rd tony fry (silver fox) peg 81 129-1  AGAIN !!! (Sorry Tony!!)
1st silvers Mike peg 77 34-7
2nd silvers Rob peg 100 27-1


Next week we are  Summerhayes so please book in with the guru tart …. have a good one 



Thursday 26 July 2018

HLS Angling Dad's Army Wednesday 25th July Trinity Woodlands

We were at Trinity Woodlands today, Misha was not available, so it was a DIY job.  The guys started rolling in,  the final count was eighteen which included two guests.

I selected the pegs,  all the business was completed and it was time for the lucky dip.   Peg thirteen being the Golden Peg today, which was drawn by Mustard.   When there were two left in the hat  I got nine, Spod who had a senior moment occupied seven, when he made his way from Sedges!!

Everyone seemed happy, with all the normal abuse going on.   I wonder how they find the time  to fish.    I had Spod brother ofTonto to my right, and carpaholic Ninja on my left, they were both after vermin , so I had silvers to myself.

It's very cheap fishing at this time of the year; I'm a sweetcorn fan with ground bait.   This was fished at five sections, where on this side of the lake it gets a few inches deeper, and the difference of success or failure.

I gave Flo, dog of Spod,  her biscuit, then I shouted all in.   So I stuck to my plan, and prepared to wait.  There were big splashes either side of me within minutes, so it promised to be a productive day.   I had three skimmers and a roach in the first hour.    My day progressed with more of the same all on corn.

Four o'clock approached, and I was not looking forward to the weigh in.   I had seen a lot of fish caught, and Danny was not on parade today to help me.   I packed up and got on with it.  I started with John who had just 11lbs15ozs of silvers, next Spod with 55lbs15ozs, then myself with 30lbs13ozs  of silvers and a carp.    Then the work started Ninja 132lbs12ozs, Alan 81lbs6ozs, Bill our guest 166lbs3ozs.  Well done that man    I had to bring in a ringer to beat Eric.

There were lots of fish caught today, on a venue in pristine condition, by a great bunch of blokes. I raised my glass to you all in the evening.

       Next week it's Shiplate Hawthorns, with Danny in charge for this match.
                      Please ring him on 01278457022.

                                          See you soon


                                                        Bob


Monday 23 July 2018

Sedges brick lake 22-7-2018

 
sedges brick lake  22-7-2018
 
A bit of a trek for me today from Frome so met lord C in mac ds in Street and he was telling me what his plan was and how he would beat us all again !! the boy is a living legend in our club … Anyway no Shane today so I had to do the money side of things and I think I had abuse from everyone of our members when I asked for there pools "blood out of a stone spring to mind".. and if you seen rogers (Hovis baits) wallet it looked like a cash point machine.... full of new £20s..
 
We had 18 booked into the match today so a bit of room for 1 or 2 ...
 
Anyway I wanted peg 10 or 11 failing that a middle peg for the silvers ..the golden peg today was peg 14 and that man who always gets it was on it again yes roger (Hovis baits)..and I was thinking money goes to money !!!!
 
into the bucket of dreams and I find peg 6 looking back at me ……. silvers it is then ! until I looked at the sheet and find out the peg 10 and 11 had 2 silvers boys on them so I thought that opens up the can of worms ..that's until lord C turned up on peg 9 but he did say he was going to go for silvers ..
 
Next  to me I had both all round Mr nice guys in the form of Tony f (silver fox) on peg 5 and Paul (Paxo bait) on peg 7 so today I was a "thorn between to roses" today !!
 
I set up a wag rod,pellet feeder, silvers rig ,hard pellet rig, paste rig , slap rig  .. my tray had just corn and micros and 6mm and 8mm pellets so a nice simple side tray today
 
at the all in I put a small ball of micro and corn on the silvers line and a few 6mm pellets on the 13 carp line then I started on the wag and had one within 15 mins but then it went a bit iffy as I could see the carp but the just didn't want to eat my 8mm pellets...so onto the slapping rig and I had a few lumps then a few more o the tip and then on the wag but only one on the paste so it was a catch a few then move and catch a few then move day …
 
Paul (Paxo baits) next door looked like he had a few better silvers on the pole line and was doing well as it fished hard for silvers today due to the heat and bright sun???? and tony fry (silver fox) on peg 5 also had a few carp ….

peg 6
 
We started the weigh in on peg 1 and Graham had 22-4 to go into the lead !!!peg 2 wasn't in kev on peg 3 chucked back, Colin on peg 4 chucked back, Tony fry (silver fox) on peg 5 had 85-12 me on peg 6 had 153-6, Paul(Paxo baits) on peg had 18-2 of silvers, Eric on peg 8 chucked back, Lord c "I  might have 70lb" put on 105-4, and john on peg 10 had 9-4 of silvers and 15-0 of carp for a total of 24-4 over onto the far side and Danny (Pinocchio baits)on peg 11 had 14-2 of silvers and one carp for 11lbs for a total of 25-4 … drum roll please  …………..George "the best silvers angler in the club" on peg 12 (flyer) had a hole in his net but put on 6-6 of silvers and one carp for a total of 5-7 for a total of 11-13...……………………………………………………………………………………….D.T was next on peg 13 and had a much better day than George and had 16-2 of silvers, Roger (Hovis baits) chucked back on the golden peg as he said he couldn't get anymore money in his wallet ..Rob on peg 15 had 6-9 of silvers and 22-3 of carp for a total of 28-12 , blog man Ross was next on peg 16 and had a better day than George (best silvers angler in the club) and put on 12-2 of silvers, next it was tony on peg 17  who also chucked back, then Brian on peg 18 also had a better day than George (best silvers angler in the club) and had 6-12 of silvers and a few carp for a total of  16-4 , peg 19 was not in and lastly it was terry who chucked back ….. 
 
So one side fished better than the other but beats being at work ,,
 
1st overall  S.KING 153-6 peg 6
2nd overall  LORD C (octopussy baits) 105-4 peg 9
 
1st silvers Paul (Paxo baits) 18-2 peg 7
2nd silvers D.T 16-2 peg 13
 
next week we are at viaduct and there might be 1-2 places left so please book in as Danny (Pinocchio baits) is not there so we ALL might have a chance on the silvers and yes George (best silvers angler in the club )  you need to pull your finger out of your arse … have a good week
 
oh yes tony fry (silver fox) was 3rd and is upset about  not picking up BUT he earns £5000 a week so I have no sympathy for him as I am at the bottom end of the pay scale ……….
 
 

Thursday 19 July 2018

HLS Angling Dad's Army Wednesday 18th July Avalon

Dad's Army arrived good and early for a skirmish at Avalon.   Pegs 1 to 23 to be used today.   I arrived early, so it was gear out and paperwork ready to receive the money from the heros?   There were fourteen of us fishing today.

Ron was not there, so I selected the pegs to be fished, putting in what were the best swims on our last visit   All the business was completed and it was time for the draw.   Ninja had his usual flyer, end peg 22, with Bend It 21, Tivi 20 and The Brad on 19.  I thought they would be hard to beat.   Boy George got the Golden Peg 13, and he was actually smiling!! or was it flatulence, we will never know.   There were two left in the hat, The Sheriff got 5, and was moaning, that left 12 for myself, next the that windy critter George, with The Professor to my right.

George reckoned he was using banded pellet today, but Kev said every time his lips move an untruth comes out.   Judging be the size of fish he was catching Kev was right.

Corn with meat as reserve was my bait today.  I started at nine metres, and back closer if possible.  The first hour and half on corn with not a bite, so I tried the meat, and was rewarded  with two skimmers, I went back to corn and had a nice bream.   After another long wait, I was catching the occasional fish, finishing off with a great looking golden tench of about three pounds.

I did not have many fish, but there was nothing under a pound for a total of 30lbs 11ozs of silvers.  Vic arrived to weigh us in and we started with that CRAP catching machine Ninja. who had a winning total of 142lbs 6ozs of said CARP.   Bend It DNW? on peg 21.   Tivi had 28lbs of carp, and The Brad 8lbs 4ozs of silvers.   Big Bird just edged WO2 Bill with 45lbs7ozs to 44lbs10ozs respectively.

Boy George who put in a second silvers net had 11lbs8ozs, just playing the old soldier.    Kev got a respectable 33lbs10ozs, with Tonto coming second overall with 84lbs7ozs.   The Nasty Old Sheriff had 18lbs 6ozs for second silvers,  we finished with Balcock 23lbs 4ozs.

                  Another great day's fishing with my mates, and our thanks to Vic for a fishery in
                                  excellent condition.

                     Next Wednesday it's Trinity Woodlands.   Will anyone stop the Ninja!!
                                Shape up lads.     Phone


                                                              Bob

                                 


Monday 16 July 2018

Summerhayes 15/07/18

 
 
Summerhayes 15/7/2018 long lake
 
 
18 booked into todays match so we would have a bit  room well peg 1 did as it had 3 pegs empty to the right and 5 to the left so that's the peg I wanted !! I paid my pools to Shane and had a chat to the guys and it looked like it would be another hot day in the sun …
 
 
 

 
 
the golden peg today was peg 15 and I was thinking it might go today as it can be a great peg anyway we did the draw and I was gutted to find peg 21 in my hand !! but on the plus side I was the only person who would have shade all day as I was under the trees on the m5 motorway side ..so I would see all my mates  cook !!!
 


 
peg 21 ..in the shade all day ….
 
On the way to my peg I asked the regulars on the other lake what peg 21 was like  and I was met with
a smile and told it won a match once !!! so when I got to my peg I got onto the phone and spoke to the best all round angler in the club aka Lord C !! had a moan and the got a plan in my head … silvers it was then ..
 
I had 2 tarts to my left (the guru tart and willy Wonka) and the silver fox to my right so great company and lots of piss taking ..
 
the guru tart on peg 23 ..cooking !!
 
I set a paste rig for the track also a dibber rig for over the mud line  and a silvers rig also for the track
and a tip rod ..
 
At the start I put some wetted micros and corn on the silvers line and started over on the mud line pinging 6 mm over the top and had a fish within 5 minutes but I was only a pound then I foul hooked and lost 2 more and by this point willy Wonka was catching well on the tip so I put a bit more micro and corn on the silvers line and chucked out the tip rod onto the mud line as I was spooking them with the pole above there heads (only 10" deep) and had one within 2 minutes and had 34lbs in the first hour on the tip ..so the silvers line was scraped and put a big cup of 4mm pellets on the silvers line which I would now make into my paste line and kept topping this up every 20minutes for 4hours and would look on this in the last 2 hours to see if I would get the bigger carp … I was doing ok from what I could see so just got my head down and had a steady 4 hours on the tip and I looked at my clicker and I had 100lbs after 3.5 hours so went to get some nets and had a chat with the guys on the road side and I could see Eric catching from peg 11 ..and also Danny (Pinocchio baits) was doing the what he does best and was catching silvers …
 
The last few hour I spent on the paste rig and had some better fish so a busy day but a little cold in the shade!!!
 
Danny (Pinocchio baits) and john started the scales on peg 1 with billy no  mates roger (Hovis baits) who had nobody to talk to all day !! who had 46-11 next was brain (HMRC baits) who was 300 meters away on peg 7 who had 53-9 ..next on peg 9 was graham who had 16-7 then it was that man Eric on peg 11 who had a great net and put on 106-6 ..pegs 12 13 15 chucked back john on peg 17 had 4-8 of silvers  then tony fry (silver fox) on peg 19 had 5-12 of silvers and 22-10 of carp ..me on peg 21 had moaned 194-6 on the hook next  the guru tart on peg 23 had 6-5 of silvers and a carp for a total of 10-8 ..willy Wonka on 25 had a clean box and also 33-8 of carp ..kev had peg 27 and plonked on 25-1 ..George (best silvers angler in the club) on peg 29 (a great silvers peg !!) had 4-2 of white bait and 38-2 for a total of 42-4 ..D.T on peg 31 had 43-12 and Mike on peg 33 had 60-14 and lastly on peg 35 it was Danny (Pinocchio baits) and the by far the best silvers angler in the club … (that's what George said) who had a great net of silvers and plonked on 17-5 and also 16-12 of vermin for a total of 34-3 … Shane on peg 37 chucked back as he was so concerned about Roger (Hovis) baits) on peg 1 being by himself all day as he was 300 meters from him ……
 
 
The winners
 
1st overall s king peg 21 194-6
2nd overall Eric peg11 106-6
3rd overall Mike peg 33 60-14
 
1st silvers Danny (Pinocchio baits) peg 35 17-5
2nd silvers The guru tart peg 23 6-6  "I will need to check "
3rd silvers "silver fox" peg 19 5-12
 
Next week we are at the sedges so please book in with the guru tart ..
 
We are going to Hillview fishery in Tewkesbury on the 9th sept for our club away day (paid for by the club) so if you want to go please speak to the guru tart asp as we need numbers.. looking on there web-site I thought it would be good to put up a list of there rules ..also if anyone who reads our blog is from that  part of the UK could drop me a email  with tactics/size of fish etc… that would be great  .. and i will pass this info on to all my fishing buddy's !!! NOT … I think we are on a canal lake ..but not sure which one .. 
 
hlsangling2017@gmail.com ..   thanks
 
I had a long drive back home from Bridgewater to Frome and it was the first time this year I had to put the car heater on and heated seats as I was that cold!!! see you Sunday !!!
 

Match and Fishing Rules for Hillview Lakes

  1. All nets should be stretched out in car park on arrival.
  2. No stink bags/net bags to be taken out of car park onto pools.
  3. Nets should be stretched out behind peg before match and only placed in the lake 5 mins before the match starts.
  4. There is a strict 75lb net limit, anything over 75lb will see the whole net disqualified.
  5. Loose fed pellets must be fishing pellets bought on site.
  6. Pellets must be fed in pellet form and not soaked; water on and straight off is ok to ensure they sink
  7. Paste must be made from fishing pellets only and must be lowered in and not cupped.
  8. Maximum 2 tins of meat to be used with a minimum 4mm cube size.
  9. No method or pellet feeders to be used.
  10. No pellet cones
  11. No fixed rigs
  12. Barbless hooks only with a max sixe 12
  13. No floating baits, no hemp, no bloodworm and jokers and no groundbait
  14. No pulling out/ cutting down bankside vegetation
  15. No additives to be added to feed, bait or paste

 
 
 
 



Thursday 12 July 2018

HLS Angling Dad's Army Wednesday 11th July Sedges Tile

Dad's Army were at it again, attacking Sedges Tile Lake which was fishing its nuts off!!   There were seventeen of us today including the Lancashire connection, and a good bunch of lads they are, all enjoying their fishing.

Jamie and Denise made us welcome, Denise with the drinks while Jamie and I sorted the business and pegs to be fished.   After this was done, we were ready for the draw.  The lads were keen and could not wait for the assault.    Boy George as usual was not happy with his peg, neither was The Nasty Old Sheriff, just another day at the office.

I drew thirty two, with Ninja on thirty one and Bend It thirty three, so I expected abuse from one side, and plenty of splashing and disturbance from the Ninja.

All in, and today was nothing special, corn, corn, and  more corn over ground bait mix; I am such a cheap-skate.   It was six sections straight out to wait for the skimmers to arrive.   While I waited Bend It started the verbal, saying it's nice fishing next to an empty swim!!! your rubbish Bob, and more, there was just one way to beat that, catch fish.   So I did, until the scaley varmints came to mess up my gear and bully my fish.    I still had 35lbs of silvers, only to finish second to that moaning old git George, who had an excellent 38lbs plus 44lbs12ozs of carp.   Another day another nugget.

The main story of the day was Ninja with 310lbs4ozs,  this falls just short of the record.   It took eight weighs, and my abacus nearly ran out of beads making the calculation.   What a great day for Aye Man!!!   Well done you old dog. 

There were a lot of good weights, and the match yielded just short of 1009 lbs from the seventeen anglers.    A big thank you to the guys on the scales, I trust you slept well.

     A safe journey home to our guests.  Thanks Sedges for a great day.

                Next Wednesday it's Avalon, another great venue.

                           Let's keep at it.   PHONE PLEASE

                                            Bob

    P.S.  Bend It had a DNW!! No smiling


                                                       

Monday 9 July 2018

Viaduct fishery 1/7/2018 & Shiplate farm 8/7/2018

 
viaduct fishery Campbell lake
 
 
firstly I would like to apologies for the late blog I have been busy watching the football and also the sun has just wiped me out each day at work so to knackered to do it ..
 
We had 17 booked into this match and with Campbell being our lake today I was sure it would be a great match as there are loads of carp and silvers ..
 
Today we had Dave Allen fishing and it was great to see him back and trust me he is no mug !!!  Having a walk round before the match there were carp all over the place but the car park end looked solid (110,111,131,132) so a draw there would be great and if I didn't get one of those pegs I would like peg 127,126 for the silvers or peg 119 for both !!!!
 
No Shane today so Tony fry (silver fox) was sorting out the money side of things with his side kick "The Guru tart" who had his new pole today "yes his 3rd pole in 2 years" … and he was telling us all that it was the dog bollocks but he said this about the last one (Preston m90) only for him to snap it on Campbell lake !!!!
 
The golden peg was pulled out and it was peg 112 …
 
Into the tub of dreams and I pulled out peg 123 and I was happy as I had a bit of room, looking around the lake I could see Dave Allen on peg 126 and that ever consistent silvers man Danny (Pinocchio baits) on peg 127 so silvers would be out of the question for me ….and every one else !!!
 
I had Eric next door on peg 124 and looking over I could see  Brian (HMRC bait) on peg 119 and Shaun ( willy Wonka)  on peg 118  …

Eric next door

 
looking from my peg (123)
 

Rodger (Hovis baits) was on peg 132 and I was thinking to myself "The writing was on the wall for us all" !!!
 
I set up tip rod to fish the pallet (122) and 3 pole rigs ..a slapping /mug rig ,deck rig ,margin rig...
 
Anyway at the start the first hour was ok for me and I had a few carp and looking around the only other person I could see was my mate Eric next door ..I hate to say this but he is very hard to beat on this venue and he just makes the tip work for him ..he is very good at it !!! git!
 
I could see pegs 127 and 126 having a great battle on the silvers and after 6 hours  Danny (Pinocchio baits)  had a fantastic net of silvers …
 
So after 6 hours of cooking in the sun Steve started the scales on peg 110 with Paul (Paxo baits) who had a great net of silvers for 32-4 then Rob on peg 111 also had good day and put on 29-15 onto the scale ..john on golden peg 112 had 14-9  then it was Kev on peg 114 who had 46-7 of carp Tony n chucked back what he had on peg 115 ...onto peg 116 "DRUM ROLL PLEASE" who had Bolton George (best silvers angler in the club) his word not mine !!!and he had 26-8 !!! Shaun (willy Wonka) was next on peg 118 and he had a total of 59-13 (and winning the pound side bet with the guru tart...again!!) And lastly on that bank it was Brian (HMRC baits) who had a total 60-2 ..
 
Over onto the far side and I had 143-0 on peg 123 Eric next door on peg 124 had a great net for 162-15 ..Git....next was Dave Allen on peg 126 who had a great net of silvers and put 36-7 ,,then Danny (Pinocchio baits) on peg 127 plonked on a fantastic 54-12 of prime silvers (well done the man) ,,,next the guru tart had 52-4 and didn't snap his new pole !!!! next was tony fry (silver fox) on peg 129  who had 64-5 and also beating the guru tart ….again...lord c was next on peg 131 and he also chucked back ...D.T on peg 131 had a total of 39-7 and then the last person to weigh in on peg 132 was Rodger (Hovis baits) who had a monster net and put on 194-3 to win the match and just missing out on the double ton (well done mate)…
Danny taking another pound from Bolton George!!!
 
so it fished well as always and it is a cracking venue ,so thanks to Steve and his team ..
 
1st overall Rodger (Hovis baits) peg 132 194-3
2nd overall Eric peg 124 162-15
1st silvers Danny (Pinocchio baits) peg 127 54-12
2nd silvers Dave peg 126 36-7...
 
 
 
 onto this weeks match at another great venue "Shiplate farm" 8/7/2018

 
 
We had 15 booked into this match and would be using hawthorns lake  ..and with every peg in I would have liked peg 1 or 15 but any peg from 10 up...today was going to be hot and I wasn't looking forward to be sitting out in the baking sun all day ….had a chat with Steve and Carol and stocked up with a few cold cans, paid my pools to Shane and then took the mick out of the guru tart ..

into the bucket of dream and I get peg 4 !!! so I set myself up for a carp only today , a rig to fish over a slap/mug rig and a tip rod... also a paste rig (never used)  on the bait tray I had 8mm meat, and 4mm and 6mm pellets and some ground bait (never used)
 

my peg today !!!
 
 
Anyway  I had Stan next door on peg 5 and Shane on peg 3 (also the golden peg)  so a bit of banter today ..at the all in I was sweating like a mad man ….I started on the long pole rig with meat and had a few bite then after 10 minutes I lost my first foul hooker then I had my first one in the mouth after 30 minutes ..then I started to put a few together it was slow but it sounded like the lake was fishing hard ..I had a go on the mug rig but no bites so  onto the slap rig again no bites ..the carp had just switch off today and with it being so hot I could see why … we had a few who packed up early  and I couldn't wait for  the "all out"..
 
 
We started the scales on peg 15 with Danny (Pinocchio baits) who had 8-11 of silvers and some carp for 34-1 Paul (Paxo baits) chucked back on peg 14 rob on 13 had 6-5 of silvers and 32-10 of carp for a total of 38-15 Colin on peg 12 also chucked back D.T on 11 had 33-12 then it was onto the big gun "LORD C" on peg 10 who has a great net of carp in the last few hours and had a total of 86-1 then it was the guru tart on peg 9 who had DNW but looked good !!! tony next door on peg 8 had 14-2 of silvers then George (best silvers angler in the club) on peg 7 who had 5-1 of silvers and 11-14 of carp for a total of 16-15...………….next up it was Rodger (Hovis baits) who had 21-6 ..Stan on peg 5 had 49-9 I had 72-15 on peg 4 and then Shane on peg 3 had 15-15 ..and the last 2 pegs packed up early and I couldn't blame them as all I wanted to do  was get my air con on in my car ...it was hot!!! ..
 
 
so a great day at a fantastic venue but the sun killed it today "well me anyway!!"
 
 
1st overall Lord C (octopussy baits)

2nd overall S king
1st silvers Tony N
2nd silvers Danny (Pinocchio baits)

So a big well done to all … our club has the away day on the 9th September  at Hillview Lakes in Tewkesbury so please let the guru tart know if you are going or not …

 
next week we are at Summerhayes again please book in with the guru tart … have a great week

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


Saturday 7 July 2018

HLS Angling Dad's Army Wednesday 4th July Shiplate Hawthorns

Fourteen of Dad's Army finest were on parade today, to contest the fifteen pegs on Hawthorns Shiplate.   It was cooler today, with a promise of showers, which was quite a change from recent weeks, but a drop of rain is much needed.

Steve, Carole and Reggie were taking care of our various requirements;  Reggie with abuse and misleading information, and Steve and Carole with the pegging, drinks etc.   There was much talk about which peg to leave out?  The answer was, leave them all in and take your chance.   This proved to be a bad decision for me.    When the draw was made there were two left in the hat, one and nine!!! which of these have I fished for three of the last four visits here??   You might guess, when Ninja put his gert paw in out came number one, which was also the Golden Peg.    I was not surprised when all my mates?? started to laugh and giving me advise on how I could spend the rest of the day;  not nice.

It was off to the start line to prepare for the attack.    Thankfully I could not see any other of my men, but I could still hear them!!    I had Ballcock to my right, and Boy George next, who reckoned he was not moaning?  he sure was making a lot of noise.

I had brought corn and castor for the hook, and a mix of ground bait.   Just the two swims, the first down to the right, where I knew that on a good day one can catch roach and crucians.   The other in front, halfway across, this was more in hope than expectation of catching a few skimmers.   There is generally a huge carp population in this area, bullying everything else that can swim, but I had to give it a try.

I shouted all in, and after feeding both swims with very small quantities I tried my luck.    In the first hour I managed about a pound of silvers and one carp.   There was a lot of chat and splashing going on, which meant plenty of carp action, which made for a little bad language, as sixty percent of the lads fish for silvers.

The rain started, and slowly but surely my right hand swim disappeared,   the weight of the water bent the rushes to cover four foot of water.   My silvers dried up, but nothing could distract from the pleasure of fishing with my mates at this great fishery.

At the all out, Danny and I made our way to peg fifteen where Mustard waited, for silvers he had two chub, and twenty pounds of carp.   Next was Ninja, who pleaded poverty after loosing two elastics, plus rigs, but he managed 46lbs 10ozs.  It was then on to Tivi, who got just two pounds of silvers and 27lbs 8ozs of carp.    Tonto was next, he wanted us not to smirk! we didn't, we laughed our nuts off!! Sorry Roger.    Wo2 Bill had 26lbs 4ozs, then our guest Alan abused his invitation by winning the overall with 70lbs 14ozs.  Well done you rascal.

Big Bird on peg 8 won top silvers with 26lbs 11ozs which were caught on paste, he had a total of 56lbs 7ozs.   Next was the Sheriff with 14lbs 8ozs of silvers for second place, AND my nugget.   Kev our professor, fishing with a hangover, had a respectable  33lbs 14lzs, after which the only man yet to mention is Tungsten with 58lbs of carp for second overall,

         Thanks to everyone for the laughs and the blagging, another day another dollar, I hope! I have                         taken some names!!

            Next week we visit Sedges, where we will be joined by George's strange friends from the
                     north west,    So get on the phone and let's give them a thrashing, in a friendly way
                           of course.

                                             There's plenty of fish for everyone!

                                                           Bob